Credo Reference announces the launch of Libraries Thriving

Press Release:
Credo Reference
[March 31, 2011]

Copyright (c) 2011 Credo Reference

Abstract: Credo Reference announced the launch of a new online community, Libraries Thriving, a space dedicated to communicating the value of libraries and their ability to impact the learning moment. Libraries Thriving facilitates collaboration on the innovative use of e-resources and is free to all members of the educational community: librarians, educators, researchers, publishers and library vendors.

Credo Reference, the award-winning online reference service, announces the launch of a new online community, Libraries Thriving, a space dedicated to communicating the value of libraries and their ability to impact the learning moment.

Libraries Thriving facilitates collaboration on the innovative use of e-resources and is free to all members of the educational community: librarians, educators, researchers, publishers and library vendors.

To address challenges in the current climate, Libraries Thriving offers:

The next Libraries Thriving online seminar, "Information Literacy and the Oprah Effect," is scheduled for April 7th and 21st. Discussing the noticeable inflection of fiction popularity and literacy that results from an Oprah recommendation, Pete Ciuffetti, Credo Reference Director of Library Innovation, shares ideas for the start of a similar revolution for authoritative e-resources. Past seminars can be found archived on the Libraries Thriving website.

The online community is one piece of a larger Libraries Thriving initiative at Credo Reference to empower librarians with a positive vision of their future role in information discovery and delivery and to provide the tools, resources and support for the collective achievement of this vision.

Much has been written about the future role of the library in the digital age and the continued downward pressure on libraries' budgets. In such an environment, it is often difficult to find the support and inspiring stories needed to navigate the changing landscape effectively. Credo Reference and Libraries Thriving are responding to challenges like these with a renewed focus on a long-run vision of success and defining a path towards it.

The new initiative is taking many forms, including:

Libraries Thriving online community

Programs around effective use of e-resources

E-resource audits and recommendations

Enhanced support for Credo Reference customer implementations

For more information or to sign up for a quarterly newsletter please visit http://www.librariesthriving.org.